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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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